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Flight Festivities

Alexandria 8 January 2006— The first powered flight took place less than a century ago and lasted only twelve seconds. Now planes can travel faster than the speed of sound, and helicopters can hover in the air without moving. Have you ever wondered about flying, its history, how the idea was ...

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The Egyptian Ministry of Culture’s Donation to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA)

Alexandria, 5 January 2006— The BA received a valuable donation from the Egyptian Ministry of Culture including various books issued by the Ministry on the occasion of the Cairo International Experimental Theatre Festival in 2005. The collection comprises translated books by distinguished authors, ...

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Donations to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) from International Organizations

Alexandria, 5 January 2006— The BA received a valuable donation from the Arab Labor Organization (ALO). The collection includes various periodicals issued by the organization, such publications include, Arab World Guide on Employment Inspection: Arab Regional Program for Work Management; ...

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First Edition of Dr. Mazrui’s Latest publication in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA)

Alexandria, 4th January 2006— Dr. Aly Mazrui donated a copy of the first edition of his book, Islam between Globalization and Counterterrorism to the BA. Dr. Mazrui presented his book along with several other books before beginning his lecture entitled, Afrabia: Is Africa Merging with the Arab ...

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10^th International Symposium on Natural Product Chemistry

Alexandria, 4 January 2005— Mr. Tarek Adnan will be leaving Bibliotheca Alexandrina tomorrow morning and heading for Karachi, Pakistan as a representative of the BA in the 10th International Symposium on Natural Product Chemistry, organized by the International Center for Chemical Science, ...

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